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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass
box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was very surprised that each one
knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it
over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after the earthquake, one by one they
began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry bodies to a corner
of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not understand why their tunnels
were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about
the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to
make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is a natural
part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to
realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
1. What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?
A. They built a farm of ants.
B. They bought a few ants.
C. They caught a lot of ants.
D. They found an ant city.
2. Which is the correct order of the following?
a. All the tunnels fell down.
b. The ants died one by one.
c. The ants got into the glass box.
d. The ants began making tunnels.
A. a-b-c-d
B. a-c-d-b
C. c-d-a-b
D. c-a-d-b
3. What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
A. Working together is useless.
B. Teamwork is important.
C. He can't accept adversity.
D. Working alone is amazing.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Ants Fear Adversity
B. My Family and Ant
C. Giving up in Adversity
D. A Good Lesson from Ant
